Doctor's degrees in Astronomy: A general program that focuses on the planetary, galactic, and stellar phenomena occurring in outer space. Includes instruction in celestial mechanics, cosmology, stellar physics, galactic evolution, quasars, stellar distribution and motion, interstellar medium, atomic and molecular constituents of astronomical phenomena, planetary science, solar system evolution, and specific methodologies such as optical astronomy, radioastronomy, and theoretical astronomy.
Brigham Young University
Doctorate
Physics Astronomy | Brigham Young University |
Program Purpose
The purpose of the Physics Astronomy PhD program is to train students in the discipline of physics research to prepare them for careers in governmental research, industrial research, or academic research and teaching. Students gain breadth by attending a weekly colloquium and by visiting several of the research group meetings held in the department. Students gain depth in the field by taking a standard set of astronomy courses.... |
|
